The Site Management sector, with the support of SM partners (IOM, UNHCR, ADRA and Solidarités International) conducted a mapping exercise during the months of April and May 2018 in the areas of Teknaf upazila currently hosting Rohingya refugees. The purpose of the exercise was to identify and map the boundaries of local paras, namely group of houses.
The mapping exercise aimed to better define the areas of responsibility of the newly established Para Development Commitees, and to support RRRC’s CiCs in the process of defining the new camp boundaries in Teknaf.
IOM Needs and Population Monitoring (NPM) provided technical support to better identify the para names and demarcation.
The para mapping exercise was conducted in two rounds. The first exercise took place from 1 to 3 of April 2018 in the areas of Alikhali, Leda, Nayapara, Muchoni, Jadimura and Domdumia. A second exercise took place on 21 and 22 April 2018 covering the areas of Hakimpara, Jamtoli, Putibonia, Shamlapur and Unchiprang.
This dataset presents the figures of the Rohingya refugee population in Teknaf, by para.
These data were collected during NPM's regular data collection exercises (Baseline and Site Assessment), which usually capture information on a majhee block level. The two systems are currently coexisting and overlapping. In order to better visualize how the two systems interact, NPM produced a set of maps available at this link.

NPM Bangladesh has produced a number of tools based on its regular data collection activities and drone flights.
SW Map package: for mobile use, this enables users to visualize the site maps and boundaries on their own mobile. Together with the relevant files, users can also find a manual showing step by step how to copy files from their own computer to SW Map running on another portable device.
KMZ file: for desktop use, this enables users to visualize the site maps and boundaries on Google Earth. By adding or removing layers, it is possible to visualize each location assessed by NPM Baseline 10. These files are available on HDX.
Historical UAV imagery of Rohingya settlements in Cox Bazar in GIS, KML Google Earth, Mbtiles (SW Maps), format. Updates of imagery will be added on top of the list.
NPM has also produced individual packages by camps:
- Please click [here] {https://data.humdata.org/dataset/iom-bangladesh-npm-drone-imagery-and-gis-package-by-camp-sept-oct-2018} to access the data by camp as of September 2018.
- Please click here to access the data by camp as of August 2018.
- Please click here to access the data by camp as of July 2018.
- Please click here to access the data by camp as of June 2018.
- Please click here to access the data by camp as of May 2018.
- Please click here to access the data by camp as of April 2018.
All majhee blocks shapefiles are also available at the following link:
Please click here to access the most current majhee block shapefiles, as well as all historical versions.

Data collected in Bangladesh between June-July, 2018. Their analysis contributed to the Xchange Foundation's “The Rohingya Amongst Us”: Bangladeshi Perspectives on the Rohingya Crisis Survey.
The survey sample consisted of 1,697 Bangladeshi adults living in Teknaf (56%) and Ukhia (44%), the two southernmost subdistricts of Cox’s Bazar, and home to the majority of the Rohingya population. The survey was conducted in Bengali with the use of a questionnaire distributed through an online data collection application across more than 71 (up to 97) villages. Respondents were provided with anonymity and verbal consent was ensured before proceeding with each survey. The results of the survey are generalisable to the total adult Bangladeshi population residing in Ukhia and Teknaf upazilas (on a 95% confidence level, the margin of sampling error was 2.37).
To read the full report go to: http://xchange.org/bangladeshi-perspectives-on-the-rohingya-crisis-survey/

Following an outbreak of violence on 25 August 2017 in Rakhine State, Myanmar, a new massive influx of Rohingya refugees to Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh started in late August 2017. Most of the Rohingya refugees settled in Ukhia and Teknaf Upazilas of Cox’s Bazar, a district bordering Myanmar identified as the main entry area for border crossings.
This dataset presents the result of the NPM Round 12 Site Assessment exercise, which collected information related to the Rohingya refugee population distribution and needs during the months of August, September and October 2018.
The data collection for NPM baseline survey was conducted between 9 August and 4 September 2018: it provides an update about the population distribution and movements.
The data collection for NPM Site Assessment survey was conducted between 23 September and 10 October 2018: in addition to an update about the population figures, this includes a multi-sectoral needs assessment.
The full maps and GIS packages by camp produced based on NPM Baseline and Site Assessment 12 are available at the links below:
Please click here to access the data by camp as of September/October 2018.
Please click here to access the data by camp as of August 2018.
Rohingya refugee population distribution by para in Teknaf upazila.
- Please click here.

Recognizing an information gap within existing road network datasets in the Southern Teknaf camps of Coxs Bazar District (Camps 24-27 and Nayapara Registered Camp), REACH dispached field teams to the area for a roads and paths mapping exercise from November 14-15, 2018. Areas within and on the edges of the camps were divided into grid cells, through which REACH field teams systematically traversed all paths while carrying GPS tracking devices.
This dataset was then merged with the existing OpenStreetMap (OSM) roads and paths dataset for the area to provide a comprehensive map of roads and footpaths in and around the camps for mapping and spatial analysis purposes. When present in this dataset, OpenStreetMap attributes and identifiers have been preserved.
This exercise was carried out with the support of European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO)

NPM Bangladesh has produced a number of tools based on its regular data collection activities and drone flights.
The package of August 2018 is based on NPM Site Assessment 12 (as of 4 September) and NPM most updated drone imagery (as of 11 September).
Here below, the complete package by camp:
SW Map package
KMZ file
Drone image
The full image and shapefiles are available at this link.

NPM Bangladesh has produced a number of tools based on its regular data collection activities and drone flights.
The package of July 2018 is based on NPM Site Assessment 11 (as of 22 July) and NPM most updated drone imagery (as of 2 August).
Here below, the complete package by camp:
SW Map package
KMZ file
Drone image
The full image and shapefiles are available at this link.